DigitalFusion

two years later, we are finally wrapping up the house fire issues. I only have closet doors and trim to finish in the house. Having said that, The poor toy house has been sitting this whole time. . After spending years rebuilding the house, I'm not sure if I have the motivation to finish the RV now, but I doubt it has any value as it sits.

the restoration is on hold. We had a house fire which destroyed the house and just about everything in it.

the aluminum skins/siding were in pretty good shape overall. I reused it on the pass side, and plan to reuse it for everything else. I was talking about the bottom 6-12" of the inside walls that extend down past the floor. Mine had some blue aluminum that was bent into shape and wrapped around the edges. I could use filon, but then I would have to have exposed seams that would need to be sealed since u cant bend the filon? I cant help but think there has to be a better way to protect and isolate the wood that is exposed below the floor line. (also, how the heck does the furnace vent trim come off? I took the two screws out, but it wont budge!

I can appreciate your comments, but I'd have to say.. Its not that hard? I already have the passenger side wall completely rebuilt and leaning again the a wall in my garage. I havent cut the window openings yet, but I am leaving those until the wall is mounted to ensure added strength while handling it. I think all told, I might have had 3 full days into it, which were actually spread out over 4 or 5 since I work on it in the evenings and weekends when all the other distractions of daily life are taken care of. The rear wall and roof have been completely removed from the rig, with the drivers side wall still in place, but only held there by some bracing. The rear wall is stripped and sanded, with the drivers side wall next on the docket. I do have a question for ya. What did u do about replacing the sheet metal along the bottoms of the side walls that extend down past the camper floor? I dont have access to a sheet metal break, and to be honest there seems like there should be a better solution to protect the walls than that.

I think i will start a new thread in the projects sub-forum. We are completely restoring/rebuilding the entire camper area. The passenger side wall that is missing in teh picture is stripped down to the skin and being rebuilt. The other walls, cab-over area, and roof are on the docket with all the materials needed stacked in the garage.

Walls are overrated

So I called http://www.jrsrvrepair.com/ and asked them what product they recommend using for this situation. They said in these cases they use Liquid Nails Heavy Duty?

Axle Info: http://www.toyotamotorhomes.com/files/Axle_FAQ.pdf

Its not the roof I am worried about, its the walls. This picture makes it look worse than it is once I got all the rotten wood out, but here is what I am talking about: The vertical wall along the side has its support boards rotted away. The rear wall screws to the board, but the side wall needs to be glued to the replacement. I have most of the rot out now, and as soon as the weather cools off a bit I will be stripping her down to the aluminum skins and replacing all the wood and paneling in the entire camper area. Something tells me she will also be getting a full paint job on the out side also. Go big or go home, right?

Thanks for the tip. I started googling that and ended up going cross-eyed at all the options out there. When I have some more time (read: when I am not supposed to be working) I will see if I cant narrow down the options.

Hey all, The wife and I picked up a 1980 Mini with 103K on the clock for $900 on Saturday. The roof was showing signs of water damage, so despite a heat index of 115+ here, I wasted no time in starting to gut her out. There appears to be a lot of rot along both outer roof seams, with the worst being on the passenger side rear. I think I am going to have to completely gut her down to the aluminum. My loose game plan is to rig up some boards to temporarily support the roof structure while I am doing this. Here is the part that I am kinda lost on. How does one 'adhere' the new boards to the aluminum? Is construction adhesive really a good long-term solution?